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|full controller = false | |full controller = false | ||
|full controller notes = You need Mouse and Keyboard to navigate through menus, but you can map <code>Quick Save/Quick Load</code> to any controller button you want. | |full controller notes = You need Mouse and Keyboard to navigate through menus, but you can map <code>Quick Save/Quick Load</code> to any controller button you want. | ||
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|xinput controllers = hackable | |xinput controllers = hackable | ||
− | |xinput controllers notes = Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]], open | + | |xinput controllers notes = Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]], open {{file|config.cfg}} and change <code>joystick "0"</code> to <code>joystick "1"</code>. |
|xbox prompts = false | |xbox prompts = false | ||
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Revision as of 20:22, 12 February 2023
Developers | |
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Trashmasters | |
Publishers | |
Akella | |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 23, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 24 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Comedy, North America |
Series | Postal |
Postal | |
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Postal | 1997 |
Postal² | 2003 |
Postal III | 2011 |
Postal Redux | 2016 |
Postal 4: No Regerts | 2022 |
Postal: Brain Damaged | 2022 |
Poostall Royale | 2023 |
Key points
- Poorly optimized and very buggy, to the point of being officially disavowed by series developer Running With Scissors.[1]
- For Windows 8.1 and later use POSTAL III NODRM to fix DRM compatibility issues.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | StarForce 5 DRM. | |||
Retail | ActControl DRM[3] | |||
GamersGate | ActControl DRM[3] | |||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
Steam (unavailable) | ActControl DRM[3] Not available in Germany. |
- Use POSTAL III NODRM to remove the DRM.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Fart Gun / Гамамёт | Was originally a pre-order bonus for the Russian release of the game. |
- Later updates of the game broke the addon; fans responded by making a free remake of the addon that also works on the English version, available here.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename files[4] |
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Delete or rename |
POSTAL III Improvement Mod
Effectively an unofficial patch of sorts; fixes many of the game's issues whilst also reimplementing some of the game's missing features/beta content.
Beta Mod Pack
- Alternative to the Improvement Mod
- Fixes various game issues, while focusing on the restoration of beta content
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\p3\cfg\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\p3\SAVE\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Interface scales poorly. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Launch the game with -window -noborder parameter. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA and 16xQ CSAA for Nvidia GPUs. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Go to the configuration file(s) location, open config.cfg and change joystick "0" to joystick "1" . |
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Full controller support | You need Mouse and Keyboard to navigate through menus, but you can map Quick Save/Quick Load to any controller button you want. |
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Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Go to the configuration file(s) location, open config.cfg and change joystick "0" to joystick "1" . |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Fan translation, download. | |||
German | ||||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Polish | Has issues with Polish characters, to fix them follow this guide. | |||
Russian |
Issues fixed
Game doesn't work on Windows 8.1 and later
- Postal 3 has issues on Windows 8.1 and later due to the DRM being incompatible.
Use POSTAL III NODRM[2] |
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Use POSTAL III NODRM.
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FPS is unstable/game is laggy
Edit the autoexec.cfg[5][6] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 2.0, 2.0b, 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok, PhysX, APEX | Heavily modified variant, 2.8.4.6, 1.0.0.1 |
Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.6a |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.8w |
Mods
Postal 3 First Person Mod
Allows you to play the game in first person mode. Paste the script in your autoexec.cfg.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Dual Core 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Support for Pixel Shaders 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Postal III
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Windows 8.1 DRM fix - works perfectly!!! :: Postal 3 General Discussions
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://actcontrol.net/
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-9
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=650247633
- ↑ http://yuanpaper.blogspot.com/2012/02/postal-iii-fix-performance-crash-fix.html